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Historical
Statistics:
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Builder:
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Cammell
Laird Shipbuilders Ltd, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK
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Yard Number:
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1029
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Date of Build:
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1938
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Vessel Name:
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RMS
Mauretania (2)
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Type of Vessel:
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Passenger
ocean liner
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Date Launched:
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1938
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Launched by:
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Lady Bates, wife of Sir Percy Bates (the then Chairman of
Cunard Line)
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Maiden Voyage:
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17th
June 1939
Liverpool
to New York
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Final Commercial Voyage:
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15th September 1965
A
cruise from New York to the Mediterranean and Southampton
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Final Voyage:
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10th November 1965
Southampton
to Inverkeithing, Fife
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Location Scrapped:
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Inverkeithing, Fife 1965
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Flag:
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British
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Port of Registry:
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Liverpool, England,
UK
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Original Owners / Operators:
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Cunard
Line, Liverpool, England, UK
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Technical
Statistics:
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Length:
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772
ft
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Breadth:
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89 ft
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Draft:
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36 ft
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Gross Registered Tonnage
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20,551
tons
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Power:
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Single
reduction geared steam turbines driving two propellers
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Propulsion:
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Two
propellers
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Maximum Speed:
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23
knots
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Service Speed:
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23
knots
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Passengers & Crew:
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470
First class, 370 Cabin class, 300 Tourist class and 972 crew
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